SEC Chair Jay Clayton criticized his foreign counterparts for their lack of anti-corruption enforcement, arguing that only through a collaborative global strategy on fighting offshore bribery will such efforts be successful.

The research firm TABB Group will host the Equities 2019 Forum on June 13, 2019 in New York City. The forum is designed to facilitate networking and discussions among market leaders on the challenges and issues facing U.S. equity trading

In 2018, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Merit, ruling that a buyout transaction between private parties did not qualify for "safe harbor" protection pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code simply because a "financial institution" acted as an intermediar